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149 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2007 at 10:24 PM
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| Of all dealerships, only 1 gave a quote. It was for x-plan. Also gave a price on the extended service plan I had asked for. It was Kain Ford in Versailles Ky. Some negotiating on the trade in value, but a good experience. Did a full search on reabates (none except 2.9 financing for 48 mos.), accepted my letter for a Ford Credit rebate and showed me all paperwork. | |
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I have been driving the Montego Premier AWD with all available options, for about a month now and love it. Has plenty of power and perfect for a family sedan. Purchased it at Hempstead Lincoln-Mercury on Long Island. There was absolutely ZERO sales pressure from the saleswoman I dealt with. Even when we sat down to finally purchase and I waited for all the "dealer extras", none came. they offered a couple of items ( gap insurance, extended warrenty, etc.) but again it was only to let me know it was available, no pressure to purchase. As for the purchase price, right from the start I was qouted a price that was below Edmunds TMV price. Other dealers were offering "$500 off your best price" coupons to me, but even with the "coupon" this dealership was below the others "sale" price. All in all a very good buying experience |
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Nov 08, 2004 5:38 am)
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Replying to: drasm (Dec 20, 2004 6:57 am) kirstie_h Roving Host & Future Vehicles Host |
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Replying to: drasm (Dec 20, 2004 6:57 am) The dealer is (surprise!) not quite accurate. I know because I have purchased with x-plan. It is actually 4% (might be 3%) above the dealer's real cost, which is NOT the invoice cost here at Edmunds, or anywhere else the invoice is quoted. It turns out that x-plan price is about 1/2 to 1% below the invoice price you find here at Edmunds (Invoice NOT TMV). So, the dealer can still say he's right cause it is below invoice. But it is also above his net cost. Lastly - I'm sure you're aware - you need someone at Ford to pop for the x-plan number for you. Or I guess if you're a subcontractor you can get one. Whatever. Oh, really lastly - sometimes you can get a better price than x-plan if you work at it. Good luck.
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Replying to: swish (Dec 10, 2004 4:27 pm) |
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I'm not sure where the other posters are located, but I had no such problems getting info and prices. Maybe you only tried one dealership, or you went through a buying service? I got a quote on a Montego with no worries. I went directly to the dealers own websites. The first dealer I tried blew me off as you described, but the second, Sentry Lincoln-Mercury in Medford, MA, responded within about 12 hours, answered all my questions, and had two of my three color choices in stock. (I went with the light tundra greenish color). They also made it easy because the same internet person got me information on the 500 and the Freestyle from Sentry Ford. I went with the Montego because I liked the look of the front end better than on the 500, and I thought the performance was a little better than on the Freestyle -- I think the extra weight on the crossover with the powertrain makes it strain a little more than on the sedan. And I liked the Montego wheels better (I got the Premier with the 18" rims and AWD). On the price, I paid 3% over invoice (which was right around the Edmunds TMV when I bought it). I am sure that if I had visited three or four dealerships and spent a weekend comparison shopping I could have saved another couple hundred bucks, but I didn't want to. They gave me a fair price up front, no games or tricks (i.e. no 'the price is only good this weekend' stuff) and the salesman they assigned me when I came in to pick it up spent over an hour going over every detail of the car, which was great. My last car was a Lexus and my salesman couldn't wait to shove me out the door get on to the next customer. All in all, it was a great experience, and I'm very happy with the car and with the dealership. It's not a Hemi performance machine, but it's terrific in the snow and the interior room is great, much better than in the Lexus. Only gripe is that the drone of the CVT takes some getting used to.
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Replying to: c1099 (Jan 08, 2005 12:38 pm) i bought a focus. requested quotes from 1/2 a dozen dealers. responses varied from 'call us', to what i thought was a really good quote. the best quote i got was from the dealer i usually buy my cars from. i did mention that i was a longstanding customer in my email. a few years ago, i did the same thing for an expedition. one dealer(who i wanted to buy from) needed me to call before giving a quote. i called. then they need me to come to the dealership before giving me a quote. after the sales person wouldn't give me a quote, i said thanks and hung up. a few minutes later the sales manager called, so i asked him for a quote. after yelling at each other for while, he finally gave me a quote over the phone(it was really bad). i told him, i'll get back to you. bought one somewhere else. |
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Replying to: swish (Dec 10, 2004 4:27 pm)
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